UK rolls out PlanAssist AI and new rules to speed planning decisions
The British government is extending its PlanAssist AI tool to 15 councils and giving officers simple applications, aiming to speed up planning decisions.
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Built with Google DeepMind, Google Cloud and Faculty, PlanAssist cut time spent on key tasks by 58% in early tests, halving routine householder processing from eight weeks to four. After a trial in Camden, Barnet and Dorset, it will run for 12 months in 15 councils, then be offered to all of England by end-2027. A new national scheme of delegation also lets officers decide straightforward applications.
Source: GOV.UK, published on October 30, 2026.